PRAMS Survey

The PRAMS survey has two parts. There are core questions that CDC requires all states to ask, and there are questions that the individual states choose from a list of pretested questions prepared by the CDC or develop on their own. The core portion of the questionnaire includes questions about the following:

Attitudes and feelings about the most recent pregnancy

Content and source of prenatal care

Maternal alcohol and tobacco consumption

Physical abuse before and during pregnancy

Pregnancy-related morbidity

Infant health care

Maternal living conditions

Mother's knowledge of pregnancy-related health issues, such as adverse effects of tobacco and alcohol; benefits of folic acid; and risks of HIV